DEVELOPING SEGMENTWIDE TRAFFIC-RESPONSIVE FREEWAY ENTRY CONTROL

As part of a Highway Planning and Research project two types of segmentwide traffic-responsive freeway entry control strategies were developed: extended local traffic-responsive control and extended pretimed traffic-responsive control. These strategies were evaluated on a macroscopic dynamic freeway corridor simulation model by using 3 days of traffic data from the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles. Extended local traffic-responsive control had a consistent advantage over extended pretimed trafficresponsive control. Based on the evaluation the extended local traffic-responsive control strategy has been selected for further evaluation and future field implementation on a segment of the Santa Monica Freeway. The development and evaluation of the segmentwide traffic-responsive control strategies are described. A brief description of implementation plans is also included.

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• Authors:
  • Kahng, Suk June
  • JENG, CHAWN-YAW
  • Campbell, James F
  • May, Adolf D
• Conference:
  • 63rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1984-1-16 to 1984-1-20
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 5-13
• Monograph Title: URBAN TRAFFIC, PARKING, AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 957
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Freeways; Traffic control; Traffic simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Entry control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391623
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903034
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM